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| | Florida Cave, Cavern, and Sinkhole Diving |
 | | You may not want to dive the site again, but your behavior can close it off to everybody else. | | | I did not make any of the maps that you see here nor will I ever try to profit from their works. | | | Read this for an idea of what can happen to you. |
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http://www.floridacaves.com
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| | Loco Gringo Underground - Cave diving course descriptions. |
| | Fundamental principles of dive planning, techniques, evaluation, stress management and emergency procedures will be covered in lectures and practiced underwater. | | | Proper techniques for these more complex diving scenarios will be taught in a progressive and safe way. | | | In addition, an attitude of continual learning, self evaluation and mature judgment will be instilled in the student. |
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http://www.locogringo.com/cavediving/courses.html
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| | DIR Mexico - GUE Cave Diving Courses and Cave Training |
| | Combining lecture and practical (in-water) sessions, this course focuses on cultivating the foundational skills required by all diving practice. | | | Demonstrate proficiency in safe diving techniques; this would include pre-dive preparations, in-water activity, and post-dive assessment. | | | Demonstrate proficiency in safe diving techniques, including pre-dive preparations, in-water activity, and post-dive assessment. |
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http://www.dir-mexico.com/courses.htm
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| | NSS-CDS -- Training -- Introduction-to-Cave Diving Course Description |
| | A review of the Cavern Diver program with emphasis placed on the differing techniques and procedures used in a cave. | | | Accident analysis continues to form the basis of the training. | | | Additional techniques for achieving buoyancy and proper trim, and efficient conservation-minded propulsion techniques. |
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http://www.caves.org/section/cds/introcv.htm
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| | The Cave Diving Page of IANTD |
| | The rock here is very white, in contrast with the previous "T" which was brown, and the "breakdown" which is covered in geothite. | | | This area consists of lots of over/under the great breakdown piles in this passage. | | | (Look for Stretch!) Either way, it is a good no stage dive. |
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http://www.iantd.com/cavediving/cave-dive.html
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| | Speleonet: Cave Diving |
| | This seems to be a fortunate turn of events in the sense that no more deep recovery dives will be attempted to retrieve the bodies. | | | I guess they won't be using submersibles to retrieve the bodies. | | | The film is about the natural history of the Yucatan Pennisula as seen through the eyes of the group as they explore the regions submerged systems. |
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http://speleonet.typepad.com/speleonet/cave_diving
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| | CaveBoard - A Resource For Cave Diving and Dry Caving |
| | This area is reserved for individuals to discuss various experiences with different cave instructors. | | | Share your experiences and resources on Gas Mixes and Deco Procedures. | | | Do you have questions or concerns about diving medicine? |
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http://www.caveboard.com
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| | Technical Diving and Specialties |
| | It has been said that divers, educators and organizations underestimate the degree of skill required to dive competently in any enviroment, we cuncurr with that observation. | | | There is increased risk associated with any extreme activity. | | | The course develops and establishes minimum skills, knowledge, dive planing abilities, problem solving procedures and the basic abilities to safety cavern dive. |
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http://www.divecozumel.net/technical.html
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| | Amazon.com: Basic Cave Diving: A Blueprint for Survival: Books: S. Exley |
| | Note that the book focusses on cave diving technique in Florida, and warns the reader that different techniques may be appropriate in other locations. | | | It would be irresponsible of me to conclude this review without a warning. | | | I am an open water divemaster, and do not feel that I yet have the experience to even begin cave diving training. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/9994663372?v=glance
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| | Learn Cave Diving |
| | Nevertheless, if you are comfortable and relaxed in the water, possess above-average buoyancy control skills and -- most importantly -- have a genuine interest in exploring natural overhead environments as safely and as conscientiously as possible, then these may be appropriate and enjoyable activities for you. | | | Be extremely comfortable and relaxed in the water -- even without a mask. | | | Own most or all of their personal dive equipment, and be thoroughly familiar with its function and use (see required equipment list). |
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http://www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com/learncave.htm
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| | Cave Diving |
| | It will dispel misconceptions and myths by providing a clear, concise and modern overview of the essential equipment, skills and techniques required to dive in caves, mines, wrecks and beneath ice. | | | Diving in Darkness contains the distillation of more than thirty years of experience gained by a master practitioner and will prove invaluable to all divers who wish to extend their horizons into this exciting arena. | | | Written by Martyn Farr with a minimum of technical jargon, this book is a significant addition to the literature on the subject, with extensive coverage of those areas which are all too often passed over in more general works. |
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http://www.speleobooks.com/cavd.html
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| | NSS-CDS -- Training - Safety Brochure |
| | In this way we can each do our part to keep these areas beautiful, to continue our welcome at them, and hopefully to stimulate others to better conservation habits. | | | When their bodies were recovered later, there was every evidence that their pre-death experience was panic-stricken, horrifying, and filled with thoughts of their own stupidity, their families, their dead buddies and their own lost life. | | | Caves have unique scientific, recreational and aesthetic values that should be preserved for future generations to study and enjoy. |
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http://www.nsscds.com/pamphlt.htm
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| | Cave Diving Training & Exploration in Quintana Roo, Mexico - Loco Gringo Underground |
| | Practicing emergency skills and exercising mental discipline to focus on the complexities of the dive are both key elements for safe cave diving. | | | This training is essentially a survival course, and the certification a learner's permit. | | | A good course in cavern and cave diving will define the hazards and teach students the techniques they will need to cave dive safely. |
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http://www.locogringo.com/cavediving
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| | Cave & Cenote Diving Mexico: TravelYucatan.com |
| | Creatures found nowhere else on earth have been discovered in these caves. | | | Swimming into a cave beyond the reach of natural sunlight. | | | Staying in sight of the entrance of a cave within the realm of natural sunlight. |
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http://www.travelyucatan.com/div-2.htm
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| | Nowhere else in the world can you enter such magnificently decorated and spiritually sensitive areas that open a whole new realm to your diving ability and experience. | | | If you love to dive with people who love what they do, you definitely are at the right place. | | | The cenotes and caverns are located throughout the jungle in an ancient underwater river system to which we have access to over 700 kms of explored diving areas. |
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http://www.cenotedive.com
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| | Cave Diving Resources |
| | Our philosophy is education through quality training, stressing safe techniques and respect for the cave environment. | | | The art of becoming a cave diver places heavy emphasis on the highly specialized dive planning procedures required for safer penetrations of the overhead environment. | | | Cave Divers interested in certifications in Diver Propulsion Vehicles and Stage Diving click here DPV's or Stage Diving. |
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http://cavediving.org/cave~courses/index.asp
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| | Four oh four - What ever happened to cave divers corner? |
| | This is not to say other instructors aren't any good. | | | I'm not trying to beat my chest, these are just some of the dives in my log. | | | If you're an instructor and you feel like you should be on it, but aren't, prove to me why you should be and then we'll talk. |
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http://grove.ufl.edu/~ken/cavers.html
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| | Cave Diving |
| | Cave Divers are a breed apart and this is their story-A story of pushing the limits of technology and human endurance. | | | Sheck Exley was one of those who loved and enjoyed life at the knife-edge limit. | | | Considering this and the number of individuals who die scuba diving in caves as well as those few who die cave diving, you might be wondering why anyone would ever do it. |
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http://www.caves.org/service/bookstore/diving.html
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| | Cave Diving |
| | This system was explored as early as 1979 to nearly 2.5 km. | | | Guidebooks such as the Rough Guide can be quite useful for those intending to explore more than just the caves. | | | These dive sites however, are not the squalid, claustrophobic "grimness" or "misery" that is often UK cave diving; here there are big, 'friendly', clear-water passages; a different philosophy. |
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http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/cave
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| | Dual Cave Diving Fatality in Mexico - The Deco Stop |
| | This dive did not exceed anyone’s ability or experience level. | | | There have been times she has had less and several times much more in a group. | | | The two survivors had the most experience within the group. |
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http://www.thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11632
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| | OCEANS ENTERPRISES - CAVE DIVING BOOKS - UNDERWATER BOOKS, DIVING BOOKS. |
| | Sheck Exley has earnt his place in the history of diving the hard way. | | | Although no mention of Australian caves, this is nevertheless a most interesting book for those interested in "pushing to the inner and outer limits" of diving. | | | The Huautla cave in Mexico is probably the deepest system in the world. |
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http://www.oceans.com.au/oecave.html
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| | cave diving equipment section |
| | Also this pocket tends to be used more during the decompression phase of the dive at time when you are unlikely to have the DPV parked. | | | It’s also extremely important that the bubble inside the BC is allowed free movement within the BC to offset any additional tools (i.e. | | | Keeping you body in good shape, watching your weight, maintaining a good balanced diet with plenty of sleep and staying well hydrated can have a positive impact on ones stamina, mental sharpness and decompression. |
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http://www.fullcave.com/Equipment.htm
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| | Chronik des deutschen Höhlenforschungstauchens |
| | 1986: The cave research groups Stuttgart, Kirchheim and Ostalb have explored several leads in Mordloch. | | | This short overview is by no means complete and is at the moment basically dealing with events in South Germany (which is the main cave diving area in Germany). | | | Everybody who has some more information on historical facts is encouraged to pass it on to me. |
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http://cave.lawo.de/jbohnert/history.htm
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| | Cenote, Cavern and Cave Diving in Florida and Mexico |
| | Florida is pretty much the home of modern cave diving, most modern procedures and equipment come from there and a lot of what happens in Florida is propagated beyond the niche cave world to the technical diving world as a whole. | | | Facilities at the main comercial sites such as Ginnie Springs and the state parks such as Peacock Springs state park are generally excellent. | | | I followed the PADI way of things and soon had racked up a couple of hundred dives and sufficient little plastic cards to be certain that I was the dogs bollox in diving. |
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http://alanformstone.com/indexes/cave_index.html
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| | Cave Diving Rocks' Guest Logbook - A Bravenet.com Guestbook |
| | I am trying to introduce more diving into Girl Scouts, and the thoughtful, controlled environment you described brings the risk level most associate with diving, (cave diving in particular) down to something acceptable and perhaps even workable. | | | no place in cave for snorkel but many times could be valuable in ow. | | | Jackson is 68 degrees and this time of year 66 in the mill pond. |
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http://pub22.bravenet.com/guestbook/show.php?usernum=1855136901&cpv=2
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| | Cave Diving |
| | Cave diving can be an extremely dangerous activity, resulting in serious injury or death. | | | The question Speedy and Laura get asked most frequently, is "What do you see in there?" We've never been able to adequately answer it with words, but now we can direct people to this little corner of our website! | | | This is a very deep cave in the Floridian Aquifer; it took a major investment of time, equipment, and support divers to yield this most impressive result. |
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http://www.oldsouthtractor.com/cave.htm
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| | Global Underwater Explorers Home |
| | Conditions within the Pipeline System are different from those in other parts of the WKP due to the water source and the fact that this system is less sensitive to surface water intrusion than the Leon Sinks and Wakulla Cave System. | | | GUE is at the forefront of decompression software development, with a proven foundation of real-world testing by diving's most active researchers and explorers. | | | GUE's DecoPlanner is at the forefront of decompression software development, with a proven foundation of real world testing by diving's most active researchers and explorers. |
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http://www.gue.com
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| | Cave Diving Rocks!!!! |
| | Looks like more South Tallahassee cave (in addition to Indian) may be opening up to us - Emerald & Cheryl. | | | There's plenty to do here, from reading my articles, voting in my online polls, reading about my last cave dive, analyzing my lifetime dive statistics, to viewing some of the better pics I've taken. | | | I will attempt to offer a realistic perspective of the activity, while at the same time try to dispell some of the myths and phobias of the sport. |
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http://awooten.1afm.com/mysite
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| | The Cave Diving Website |
| | This is the ultimate course for certified cave divers seeking to expand their boundaries. | | | Nevertheless, equipment is a significant part of what cave divers do. | | | Read about factors that may affect your decision about when to visit Florida or Mexico. |
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http://www.cavediving.com
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| | Florida Cave Diving |
| | Caves until properly trained by a certified agency. | | | Many of the cave systems have a cavern area for cavern certified divers. | | | Many springs have cave systems with upstream and downstream passages. |
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http://www.geocities.com/cavedivingx2
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| | Cave And Dive Homepage: Deeper and Further... |
| | Latest News: Diving resumes after foot and mouth disease stopped access to UK farmland. | | | The expedition contributed to a situation where five of the ten deepest known caves in China, including the four deepest, are now to be found in the relatively small area it has been working in. | | | Since most of the caves in the area are predominately vertical this was a satisfying achievement. |
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http://homepage.mac.com/brianjudd/cavedive/cave.html
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| | Open Directory - Recreation: Outdoors: Speleology: Cave Diving |
| | The Cave Diving Website - Covers what is involved, who can be a diver, when, where and how. | | | Caveboard - Discussion group covering all the various aspects of cavern and cave diving worldwide. | | | Cave Divers Association of Australia - The national organisation for Australia. |
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http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Outdoors/Speleology/Cave_Diving
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| | Cave Diving |
| | All in all it was a very pleasant day, especially in a dry suit, and also by finishing up with a pint of real ale in the local. | | | As a result of the good weather and probably deciding that caving wasn’t so unpleasant after all (having done some pleasant caving with friends in NZ), I’ve actually done some more over here. | | | It was strange to think how close to death I had been. |
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http://www.nzcaver.org/htg/articles/welsh_reports/wales1.html
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| | Akumal, AKUMAL DIVE SHOP - Cave & Cavern Scuba Diving, Caribbean, Mexico |
| | Most caves sites are located within 15 to 30 minutes drive from Akumal. | | | To become a Full Cave diver, a three level training program totaling at least 16 cave dives is required. | | | We have a number of double tanks and "y" valves available to rent, but if you have your own valves and specialized equipment we suggest you bring them and assemble them to our tanks. |
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http://www.akumal.com/cave.html
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| | Florida Cave Diving Florida Dive Outpost Cave Diving Instruction Training Beginner to Advanced |
| | Dive Outpost has firmly established its global reputation as "The home away from home" for a large group of instructors in the know. | | | It's almost always the case that the more you look and learn, the more you see. | | | Come share the warm and friendly atmosphere, the great service, the great prices, the beautiful facilities, the delicious home-cooked meals, the sense of friendly community, and the warm and personal touch of the Dive Outpost experience. |
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http://www.diveoutpost.com
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| | cenotes - [home] |
| | I thought that I would put some pictures out that I have taken during this time in an effort for others to see the magnificent geological structures that can be found in the many cenotes that abound in this area of Mexico. | | | I have enjoyed diving the Riviera Mayan since 1996. | | | Click on any of the thumbnail pictures to get the larger version. |
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http://www.scubadr333.com
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| | Deep Horizon - Steve Gerrard Cave Diving Training and Guiding |
| | WELCOME to my informational website on cavern and cave diving training, technical diver training and my professional guiding for qualified divers. | | | Sometimes you are not certain whether you are drifting through an underwater cave or strolling across some faraway asteroid. | | | Steve offers guided dives to the four largest cave systems in the world: |
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http://www.deephorizon.info/index.php
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| | SMART Home Page |
| | SMART combines the unique skills of police officers, fire-rescue, and EMS trained personnel with the field of search and recovery diving to form a specialty team of investigators above and below the water. | | | SMART specializes in evidence recovery and documentation of the underwater scene with advanced video technology. | | | This is a highly trained dive team that includes dive instructors, dive masters, underwater archeologist, specialty-advanced divers, haz-mat specialist, swift water rescue, deep technical, topside technicians, K9 handlers, and cave divers. |
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http://www.smartdivers.com
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| | Cave Diving Group |
| | If you can't find the information you expect, or have any comments or suggestions about the site, please contact Rob Murgatroyd, the site maintainer. | | | This is the official Web Site of the Cave Diving Group of Great Britain | | | See the Photo Gallery for images by CDG members at home and abroad |
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http://www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk
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